Law No. (6) of 2021
Transferring the International Institute for
Tolerance to the
Islamic
Affairs and Charitable Activities Department[1]
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We, Mohammed
bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai,
After perusal of:
Law No. (5) of 1995 Establishing the Department of
Finance;
Law No. (3) of 2003 Establishing the Executive
Council of the Emirate of Dubai;
Law No. (2) of 2011 Concerning the Islamic Affairs
and Charitable Activities Department (the “IACAD”);
Law No. (33) of 2015 Establishing the Mohammed bin
Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation;
Law No. (1) of 2016 Concerning the Financial Regulations
of the Government of Dubai and its Implementing Bylaw;
Law No. (9) of 2017 Establishing the International
Institute for Tolerance (the “IIT”);
Law No. (8) of 2018 Concerning Management of the
Government of Dubai Human Resources;
Decree No. (28) of 2017 Appointing the Managing
Director of the International Institute for Tolerance;
Decree No. (28) of 2020 Forming the Board of
Trustees of the International Institute for Tolerance;
Decree No. (29) of 2020 Forming the Supreme
Committee for Development of the Government Sector in the Emirate of Dubai;
Executive Council Resolution No. (40) of 2015
Concerning the Functions of the General Secretariat of the Executive Council of
the Emirate of Dubai;
Executive Council Resolution No. (49) of 2018
Approving the Organisational Structure of the International Institute for
Tolerance; and
The presentation of the Chairman of the Supreme
Committee for Development of the Government Sector in the Emirate of Dubai,
Do hereby issue this Law.
a.
As of the date on which this Law comes into force,
the following will be transferred to the IACAD:
1. all
the duties and
functions assigned to the IIT under the above-mentioned Law No. (9) of 2017 and
the legislation in force in the Emirate. Departments of the IACAD that will
exercise such duties and functions must be determined in coordination with the
General Secretariat of the Executive Council;
2. the
ownership
of the real property, movables, assets, devices, equipment, and other property
of the IIT;
3. the
employees
of the IIT. These employees will be governed by the above-mentioned Law No. (8)
of 2018 and will retain their existing rights; and
4. the
financial
appropriations allocated by the Department of Finance to the IIT and the
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Tolerance Award.
b.
All rights and obligations of the IIT and the
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Tolerance Award are hereby transferred to the
IACAD.
The Chairman of the Executive Council will issue the
resolutions required for the implementation of the provisions of this Law.
a.
Pursuant to this Law, the following legislation is repealed:
1. Law
No. (9) of 2017 Establishing the International Institute for Tolerance;
2. Decree No. (28) of 2017 Appointing
the Managing Director of the International Institute for Tolerance;
3. Decree No. (28) of 2020 Forming the
Board of Trustees of the International Institute for Tolerance; and
4. Executive
Council Resolution No. (49) of 2018 Approving the Organisational Structure of
the International Institute for Tolerance.
b.
Any provision in any other legislation will be
repealed to the extent that it contradicts the provisions of this Law.
This Law will be published in the Official Gazette
and will come into force three (3) months after the date of its publication.
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Ruler of Dubai
Issued
in Dubai on 27 April 2021
Corresponding to 15 Ramadan 1442 A.H.
©2021 The Supreme
Legislation Committee in the Emirate of Dubai
[1]Every effort has
been made to produce an accurate and complete English version of this
legislation. However, for the purpose of its interpretation and application,
reference must be made to the original Arabic text. In case of conflict, the
Arabic text will prevail.